Half Fare for Children Proposal Passes House
The House suspended rules to admit a Boston school committee bill by Representative Brennan for a half fare for school children on the Boston Elevated Street Railway. Other actions included on aliens, water power studies, foreign medical practice, and funeral resolutions for Rev. Waldron.
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House of Representatives
Boston School Committee
Brennan
Boston Elevated Street Railway Company
Oberti
Haverhill
Early
Newton
Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board
Thomas F. Donovan
Sawyer
Ware
Daniel W. Waldron
Senate
Federal control of rubber urged to continue
Charles T. Wilson of the War Trade Board told the Rubber Association of America annual meeting in New York that government control of the rubber industry must continue to prevent raw material misuse. He said import licenses from the board would be required. Homer E. Sawyer was elected president with Harry T. Punn and F. A. Seiberling as vice presidents and H. S. Vorhis as secretary treasurer.
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New York
Charles T. Wilson
War Trade Board
Rubber Association of America
Homer E. Sawyer
Harry T. Punn
Chicopee Falls
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Plans to abolish ticket types face hold up
Plans to scrap all rail commuter tickets with March 1 and replace with straight monthly tickets and other sweeping changes are temporarily delayed by local officials of the Boston & Maine and the New York New Haven Hartford railroads.
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Boston & Maine
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Rail changes delayed due to rail law conflicts
Local officials received notice that changes in railroad rates are stalled because federal railroad laws do not conform with Massachusetts and public service laws. The plan would replace monthly tickets with a punched edge card system, forcing full monthly purchases even if unused.
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Massachusetts
New England
Harvard Dean Yeomans Named Paris Assistant Director
Dean Henry A. Yeomans of Harvard is appointed assistant director of the American University Union in Paris and will depart Cambridge in weeks. President Lowell will name a replacement, Yeomans has long focused on athletics and student activities, aiding American college soldiers in arms at the Royal Palace Hotel since 1917.
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Henry A. Yeomans
Harvard
American University Union
Paris
Cambridge
Lowell
Yeomans
Soldiers of American Colleges
Royal Palace Hotel
James H. Hyde
Dean Youmans
B. S. Hurlburt
Police protection ordered for Madison Square mass meeting
Mayor Hylan directed Police Commissioner Enright to provide special protection for a welcome home meeting at Madison Square Garden held by the Independent Citizens' Committee. He warned against protests aimed at Hearst headed committee and noted possible attempts to disrupt the assembly. Princeton University President John Grier Hibben to preside.
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New York
Hylan
Enright
Madison Square Garden
Independent Citizens’ Committee
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Boxing Control Board Formed in New York
The army navy and civilian board of boxing control was incorporated in Albany New York to elevate boxing, gain public approval, and repeal state laws prohibiting the sport. It aims to raise the spirit of professional boxing and uphold physical and moral excellence.
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Albany
N. Y
Army, Navy
Board of ‘Boxing Control
Secretary of State
Expect Col House to Leave Bed Today
Paris dispatch reports Colonel House sat up in bed and is expected to leave it tomorrow marking a notable recovery from illness or fatigue with no further complications noted by physicians.
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Col. House
Paris
Colonel House
Burleson Seeks Fair Trial Over Phone Rate Ruling
Postmaster General Burleson declined to discuss potential Post Office Department steps after the Ohio Public Utilities Commission rejected the proposed long-distance telephone rate schedule set to take effect on January 21. He did not offer a statement on actions or remedies.
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Washington
Burleson
Post Office Department
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Public Service Commission Hearings Delay on New National Rates
A published letter to the Massachusetts public service commission requests no action until trials of the new nationwide rate schedule. It argues that toll changes will vary by locality and that revenue effects must be tested under actual operations in each state.
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Public Service Commission of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Commission
Requisitioned Ships Returned to Owners
New York January 16 All American ships requisitioned by the Shipping Board during the war have been released to their owners. The exception is ships actually engaged in army service and those still in use.
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New York
Shipping Board
Harvard Freshmen Edge Browne and Nichols in Practice
Harvard freshman hockey team scored once in a 10 minute practice against Browne and Nichols, with Smith from Crimson left center firing the goal past Getty five minutes after the whistle.
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Charlesbank
Harvard
Browne & Nichols
Smith
Crimson
Getty
Air Ministry Plans London to Cape Town Flight
The Daily Chronicle reports the air ministry plans a future London to Cape Town flight. The 5300 mile route by airplane and 5800 miles by hydro airplane has preliminaries mostly set. Surveyors are in Africa locating sites for stations for overhauling repairs and supply stops.
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London
Air Ministry
Cape Town
Daily Chronicle
Africa
London to Cairo Air Route Planned with Joint Indian and South African Service
The air ministry favors a joint London to Cairo route for India and South Africa with a Cairo junction as essential. Handley-Page bombers are selected for trials to South Africa, and a 6000 mile India flight has been completed by ministry pilots. Initial legs likely London Marseilles Rome Crete Cairo with later passenger flights London via Cairo.
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London
Egypt
Cairo
Air Ministry
South Africa
India
Marseilles
Rome
Crete
Ketonen defeats Gardner in two falls at Grand Opera House
Middleweight star Waino Ketonen faced Pinky Gardner at the Grand Opera House last night and won the bout in two falls. Ketonen took the first fall after a 43 minute 10 second struggle and finished Gardner in 18 minute 35 seconds of the second fall.
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Ketonen
Gardner
Waino Ketonen
Pinky Gardner
Grand Opera House
Wilson Postpones Paris Visit During Peace Conference
Paris January 16 President Wilson delays planned trip to invaded regions of France to stay connected with the peace talks and the Paris conference. He will remain in Paris to monitor developments and coordinate with negotiators.
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Wilson
Paris
France
Army ships to Boston boost backed by War Dept pledge
The Massachusetts Commission on Waterways and Public Lands reports assurances from the War Department that conditions will be set to greatly expand Boston shipping, aiming for several hundred percent growth over wartime levels.
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Massachusetts Commission On Waterways and Public Lands
The
War Department
Boston
Boston to become major overseas port under wartime plan
The Waterways Commission announced that the government will deploy troop and cargo ships between Boston and French bases on regular schedules. Boston will host direct troop arrivals and serve as a principal Atlantic embarkation port, signaling a historic rise in the city’s commerce as negotiations with the War Department conclude.
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Boston
France
Atlantic Sea
Waterways Commission
War Department
Sullivan named master in Lynn strike case
James W. Sullivan of Lynn was appointed master to hear arguments in the Lynn Shoe Manufacturers' Association versus Masters' Local No 1. The case concerns an alleged injunction violation and a nine hour workday dispute. The parties agreed to nine hours pending settlement and to form joint committees with United Shoe Workers of America to pursue a new agreement.
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Salem
James W. Sullivan
Lynn
Lynn Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
United Shoe Workers’ Union of America
Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
Abolish Commissions Urged For Massachusetts Government
Harry F. Atwood of the National Association for Constitutional Government urged sweeping away 125 commissions in Massachusetts In a City Club address he called for placing duties under the chief executive’s cabinet and cited Illinois where 128 boards were removed in a single motion.
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Massachusetts
Harry F. Atwood
National Association For Constitutional Government
Frederick P. Fish
Mr. Atwood
Illinois
Troop Convoy Heads Home From France
The War Department announced on January 16 that more than 300 officers and about 10,000 men from units including the 184th and 166th Infantry Brigades and several batteries, trains, and support detachments of the 88th Division are assigned to early convoy home from France.
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Washington
France
War Department
184Th Infantry
367Th Infantry
88D
372D
369Th Infantry
56Th Engineers
Textile trade to stabilize market postwar reconstruction
New York January 16. F A Patrick of Duluth, head of the National Wholesale Dry Goods Association, announced at the annual convention that the government will cooperate with the textile trade to stabilize markets. Large federal wool stocks totaling 325 million pounds complicate fair pricing, while surplus stocks would aid relief abroad or be disposed without disturbing the market.
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New York
F. A. Patrick
Duluth
National Wholesale Dry Goods Association
Federal
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